Poor as a Church Mouse
| Poor as a Church Mouse | |
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| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
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| Produced by | Emil Justitz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert Lach |
| Music by | Ralph Benatzky |
Production company | Richard-Oswald-Produktion |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Poor as a Church Mouse (German: Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Anton Edthofer and Hans Thimig.[1] It was based on the 1928 play A templom egere by Ladislas Fodor, which has been turned into several films including the 1934 British comedy The Church Mouse. The film's art direction was overseen by Franz Schroedter. It premiered at the in Berlin.
Cast[]
- Grete Mosheim as Susi Sachs
- Anton Edthofer as Baron Thomas von Ullrich
- Hans Thimig as Frany, der Barons Sohn
- Paul Hörbiger as Count Friedrich Thalheim
- Fritz Grünbaum as Schünzl
- Paul Morgan as Quapil
- Charlotte Ander as Olly Frey, Sekretärin
- Trude Hesterberg
- Senta Söneland
- Rina Marsa
- Gerd Oswald
References[]
- ^ Kasten & Loacker p. 336
Bibliography[]
- Kasten, Jürgen; Loacker, Armin, eds. (2005). Richard Oswald: Kino zwischen Spektakel, Aufklärung und Unterhaltung. Vienna: Verlag Filmarchiv Austria. ISBN 978-3-901932-68-7.
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Categories:
- 1931 films
- German-language films
- German films
- 1931 musical comedy films
- German musical comedy films
- Films directed by Richard Oswald
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- Films set in Vienna
- German films based on plays
- Films about businesspeople
- German black-and-white films
- Films scored by Ralph Benatzky
- 1930s German film stubs
- Musical comedy film stubs